War Record William Gomer Williams died Jan 1944 Royton Lancashire

[mympwy]

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me find out what actually happened to my great grandfather William Gomer Williams.  He was a butcher born St Asaph, a gunner in the royal artillery died 16/1/1944 and buried in Royton Cemetery in Lancashire, no mention anywhere how he was killed....I'm just assuming he was wounded and died at home.  Thanks ever so much!

[heywood]

Hello,
Is there a headstone? There may be a clue there.
Otherwise, you would need his death certificate.
Was he still serving at that time? He was 51 yrs at death.
Heywood

[stanmapstone]

He  was  serving in the  463 Bty., 71 Searchlight Regt. so was probably based in England with the anti aircraft  forces
Stan

[stanmapstone]

It was the 71 (E Lancs) Searchlight Regiment RA(TA), http://www.ra39-45.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/sl/page51.html

Stan

[stanmapstone]

Unless he was killed in an air raid, then it was not by enemy action. As heywood says you would need his death certificate to find out the cause of death. His death is registered at the GRO
William G Williams 51    Mar ¼ 1944 Middleton Volume 8d Page   743
Stan

[Mary8]

 Not what you asked for but he left a will/probate.
William Gomer Williams of 13 Campania street Royton
Died 16 January 1944.
Probate: 8 April to Mary Williams widow.
Effects: £255-6s.

K 

[stanmapstone]

a gunner in the royal artillery

Just to say that a Gunner is the lowest rank in the Artillery and is the same as a Private, in the Army.
Stan

[rosie99]

He appears to have a mention on the CWGC website

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2700009/WILLIAMS,%20WILLIAM%20GOMER

[stanmapstone]

That's where I found out which unit he served in.
Stan